Item 1 - Typed letter from Peter Hall

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SHAF/B/5/1/1

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Typed letter from Peter Hall

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  • 1 Feb. 1962 (Creation)

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Shaffer, Sir Peter Levin (1926-2016), knight, playwright
(1926-2016)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Director Peter Hall - Discusses the revised playscript of 'Royal Hunt of the Sun', feels the gains are enormous, still has little quibbles concerning the Interpreter and the Indian language in the first scene; has large reservations about the shape of the play, thinks there is a confusion of epic and domestic style, some scenes could be cut, takes too long to prepare for some scenes; the play has grown, but he must push on for the epic structure.

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